<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[author results for Newman, Catherine]]></title><description><![CDATA[author results for Newman, Catherine]]></description><link>https://gateway.bibliocommons.com/v2/libraries/aurora/rss/search?query=Newman%2C%20Catherine&amp;searchType=author&amp;origin=core-catalog-explore&amp;view=grouped</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:40:34 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Sandwich]]></title><description><![CDATA[While on her family's yearly escape to Cape Cod, Rocky, sandwiched between her half-grown kids and fully aging parents, relives the tenderness and sorrow of a handful of long-ago summers, coming face-to-face with her family's history and future and accepting she can no longer hide her secrets from the people she loves.]]></description><link>https://aurora.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S85C1053490</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aurora.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S85C1053490</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Newman, Catherine]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://aurora.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1053490085</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Novel</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780063345164/MC.GIF&amp;client=auropsd&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sandwich]]></title><description><![CDATA[INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER " Sandwich is joy in book form. I laughed continuously, except for the parts that made me cry. Catherine Newman does a miraculous job reminding us of all the wonder there is to be found in life."& #8212; Ann Patchett, New York Times bestselling author of Tom Lake "If you like my novels, you will love love love this . . . . I stand in awe, it's just perfect."& #8212; Elin Hilderbrand, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Swan Song "A total delight."& #8212; Kate Christensen From the beloved author of We All Want Impossible Things and Wreck , a moving, hilarious story of a family summer vacation full of secrets, lunch, and learning to let go. For the past two decades, Rocky has looked forward to her family's yearly escape to Cape Cod. Their humble beach-town rental has been the site of sweet memories, sunny days, great meals, and messes of all kinds: emotional, marital, and& #8212; thanks to the cottage's ancient plumbing& #8212; septic too. This year's vacation, with Rocky firmly in the sandwich generation& #8212; caught between her half-grown kids and fully aging parents& #8212; promises to be just as delightful as summers past& #8212; except, perhaps, for Rocky's hormonal bouts of rage and melancholy. (Hello, menopause!) Her body is changing& #8212; her life is, too. And then a chain of events sends Rocky into the past, reliving both the tenderness and sorrow of a handful of long-ago summers. It's one precious week in this moving work of family life fiction: everything is in balance; everything is in flux. And when Rocky comes face to face with her family's history and future, she is forced to accept that she can no longer hide her secrets from the people she loves.]]></description><link>https://aurora.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S85C1136387</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aurora.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S85C1136387</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Newman, Catherine]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://aurora.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1136387085</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle>A Novel</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780063345188/MC.GIF&amp;client=auropsd&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sandwich]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the past two decades, Rocky has looked forward to her family's yearly escape to Cape Cod. Their humble beach-town rental has been the site of sweet memories, sunny days, great meals, and messes of all kinds: emotional, marital, and-thanks to the cottage's ancient plumbing-septic too. This year's vacation, with Rocky sandwiched between her half-grown kids and fully aging parents, promises to be just as delightful as summers past-except, perhaps, for Rocky's hormonal bouts of rage and melancholy. (Hello, menopause!) Her body is changing-her life is, too. And then a chain of events sends Rocky into the past, reliving both the tenderness and sorrow of a handful of long-ago summers. It's one precious week: everything is in balance; everything is in flux. And when Rocky comes face to face with her family's history and future, she is forced to accept that she can no longer hide her secrets from the people she loves.]]></description><link>https://aurora.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S85C1083649</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aurora.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S85C1083649</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Newman, Catherine]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://aurora.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1083649085</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780063345188/MC.GIF&amp;client=auropsd&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wreck]]></title><description><![CDATA["The acclaimed bestselling author of Sandwich is back with a wonderful novel, full of laughter and heart, about marriage, family, and what happens when life doesn't go as planned. If you loved Rocky and her family on vacation on Cape Cod, wait until you join them at home two years later. (And if this is your first meeting with this crew, get ready to laugh and cry-and relate.) Rocky, still anxious, nostalgic, and funny, is living in Western Massachusetts with her husband Nick and their daughter Willa, who's back home after college. Their son, Jamie, has taken a new job in New York, and Mort, Rocky's widowed father, has moved in. It all couldn't be more ridiculously normal ... until Rocky finds herself obsessed with a local accident that only tangentially affects them-and with a medical condition that, she hopes, won't affect them at all. With her signature wit and wisdom, Catherine Newman explores the hidden rules of family, the heavy weight of uncertainty, and the gnarly fact that people-no matter how much you love them-are not always exactly who you want them to be"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://aurora.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S85C1084300</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aurora.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S85C1084300</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Newman, Catherine]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://aurora.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1084300085</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Novel</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780063453913/MC.GIF&amp;client=auropsd&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sandwich]]></title><description><![CDATA[» Newman ist warmherzig, groß zü gig und immer witzig – aber stets mit dem Ziel, dass man ü ber sich selbst ebenso lacht wie ü ber die Figuren.« Oprah Daily Seit zwei Jahrzehnten freut sich Rocky auf den jä hrlichen Ausflug ihrer Familie nach Cape Cod. Ihr rustikales Ferienhaus am Strand ist ein Ort voll schö ner Erinnerungen, dessen schrullige Mö bel und nicht zusammenpassende Tö pfe und Pfannen sie wie alte Freunde begrü ß en. Diesen Sommer, mit ihren Kindern, die erwachsen genug sind, um ohne sie Spaß zu haben, aber noch jung genug, um sie zu brauchen, und ihren Eltern, die noch leben und gesund sind, mö chte Rocky am liebsten fü r immer bewahren. Eine kostbare Woche, in der alles im Gleichgewicht ist. Doch als plö tzlich nicht mehr allein ihr Kö rper fü r Ü berraschungen sorgt, gerä t die prä zise ausbalancierte Urlaubsdynamik ins Wanken. Keine Familieist perfekt, aber Rockys ist unfassbar liebenswert. Rockys fast perfekter Sommer – eine witzige, kluge Protagonistin der Sandwich-Generation mit einer herrlich verrü ckten Familie, wie wir sie alle gerne hä tten. » Sandwich ist Freude in Buchform« Ann Patchett » Ein Stü ck Perfektion« Rachel Joyce » Die perfekte Strandlektü re.« Jenna Bush Hager]]></description><link>https://aurora.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S85C1147338</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aurora.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S85C1147338</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[ger]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Newman, Catherine]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://aurora.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1147338085</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle>Roman</subtitle><language>ger</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9783749910199/MC.GIF&amp;client=auropsd&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wreck]]></title><description><![CDATA[A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An NPR BEST BOOK OF 2025 A luminous, laugh-out-loud triumph."& #8212; Alison Espach, author of The Wedding People "A delight. What an absolute joy to be reunited with Rocky and her family, the characters we all fell in love with in Sandwich. Newman's prose is laugh-out- loud funny. It's also profound."& #8212; J. Courtney Sullivan, New York Times bestselling author of The Cliffs The acclaimed bestselling author of Sandwich is back with a wonderful novel, full of laughter and heart, about marriage, family, and what happens when life doesn't go as planned. If you loved Rocky and her family on vacation on Cape Cod, wait until you join them at home two years later. And if this is your first meeting with this crew, get ready to laugh and cry& #8212; and relate. Rocky, still anxious, nostalgic, and funny, is living in Western Massachusetts with her husband, Nick, and their daughter, Willa, who's back home after college. Their son, Jamie, has taken a new job in New York, and Mort, Rocky's widowed father, has moved in. It all couldn't be more ridiculously normal . . . until Rocky finds herself obsessed with a local accident that only tangentially affects their family& #8212; and with a medical condition that, she hopes, won't affect them at all. With her signature wit and wisdom, Catherine Newman explores the hidden rules of family, the heavy weight of uncertainty, and the gnarly fact that people& #8212; no matter how much you love them& #8212; are not always exactly who you want them to be.]]></description><link>https://aurora.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S85C1136409</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aurora.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S85C1136409</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Newman, Catherine]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://aurora.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1136409085</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle>A Novel</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780063453951/MC.GIF&amp;client=auropsd&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[We All Want Impossible Things]]></title><description><![CDATA[Look for Wreck, the new novel by Catherine Newman& #8212; a deeply moving story of laughter and heart, about marriage, family, and what happens when life doesn't go as planned& #8212; Coming October 2025. "Catherine Newman sees the heartbreak and comedy of life with wisdom and unflinching compassion. The way she finds the extraordinary in the everyday is nothing short of poetry. She's a writer's writer& #8212; and a human's human."& #8212; New York Times bestselling author Katherine Center "A riotously funny and fiercely loyal love letter to female friendship. The story of Edi and Ash proves that a best friend is a gift from the gods. Newman turns her prodigious talents toward finding joy even in the friendship's final days. I laughed while crying, and was left revived. Newman is a comic masterhand and a dazzling philosopher of the day-to-day."& #8212; Amity Gaige, author of Sea Wife "The funniest, most joyful book about dying& #8212; and living& #8212; that I have ever read."& #8212; KJ Dell'Antonia, author of the New York Times bestselling The Chicken Sisters For lovers of Meg Wolitzer, Maria Semple, and Jenny Offill comes this raucous, poignant celebration of life, love, and friendship at its imperfect and radiant best. Edith and Ashley have been best friends for over forty-two years. They've shared the mundane and the momentous together: trick or treating and binge drinking; Gilligan's Island reruns and REM concerts; hickeys and heartbreak; surprise Scottish wakes; marriages, infertility, and children. As Ash says, "Edi's memory is like the back-up hard drive for mine." But now the unthinkable has happened. Edi is dying of ovarian cancer and spending her last days at a hospice near Ash, who stumbles into heartbreak surrounded by her daughters, ex(ish) husband, dear friends, a poorly chosen lover (or two), and a rotating cast of beautifully, fleetingly human hospice characters. As The Fiddler on the Roof soundtrack blasts all day long from the room next door, Edi and Ash reminisce, hold on, and try to let go. Meanwhile, Ash struggles with being an imperfect friend, wife, and parent& #8212; with life, in other words, distilled to its heartbreaking, joyful, and comedic essence. For anyone who's ever lost a friend or had one. Get ready to laugh through your tears.]]></description><link>https://aurora.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S85C1136404</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aurora.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S85C1136404</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Newman, Catherine]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://aurora.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1136404085</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle>A Novel</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780063230910/MC.GIF&amp;client=auropsd&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Can I Say?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Middle school is an essential time to learn and practice social skills, including how to get along with others, talk about hard things, be an ally, and a good friend. In "What Can I Say?, " Catherine Newman, author of the bestseller How to Be a Person, provides supportive guidance and instruction to help kids establish or and maintain meaningful relationships and effective communication with friends, teachers, family members, and others in their communities. Talking the talk can be tricky, and every page of this super-useful book provides easy, accessible scripts and guidance on the right thing to say in all kinds of situations, from how to be inclusive, listen, give advice, argue, stick up for yourself, and ask for help to how to turn down a date, express sympathy, deal with offensive comments, respond to bullying, and be trustworthy. Humorous, graphic-style illustrations that play our familiar scenarios reenforce Newman's friendly, non-judgmental tone and her commitment to helping kids develop the skills to express themselves clearly while showing empathy, care, and generosity towards others.]]></description><link>https://aurora.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S85C1082022</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aurora.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S85C1082022</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Newman, Catherine]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://aurora.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1082022085</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle>A Kid&apos;s Guide to Super-Useful Social Skills to Help You Get Along and Express Yourself; Speak Up, Sp</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781635864359/MC.GIF&amp;client=auropsd&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[We All Want Impossible Things]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Edith, her best friend of forty-two years who is dying of ovarian cancer, spends her last days at a hospice near her, Ashley, stumbling around into heartbreak, helps Edith celebrate her life as they reminisce, hold on, and try to let go.]]></description><link>https://aurora.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S85C950670</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aurora.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S85C950670</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Newman, Catherine]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://aurora.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/950670085</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Novel</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780063230897/MC.GIF&amp;client=auropsd&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[We All Want Impossible Things]]></title><description><![CDATA["Catherine Newman sees the heartbreak and comedy of life with wisdom and unflinching compassion. The way she finds the extraordinary in the everyday is nothing short of poetry. She's a writer's writer-and a human's human."-New York Times bestselling author Katherine Center  "A riotously funny and fiercely loyal love letter to female friendship. The story of Edi and Ash proves that a best friend is a gift from the gods. Newman turns her prodigious talents toward finding joy even in the friendship's final days. I laughed while crying, and was left revived. Newman is a comic masterhand and a dazzling philosopher of the day-to-day."-Amity Gaige, author of Sea Wife  "The funniest, most joyful book about dying-and living-that I have ever read."-KJ Dell'Antonia, author of the New York Times bestselling The Chicken Sisters  For lovers of Meg Wolitzer, Maria Semple, and Jenny Offill comes this raucous, poignant celebration of life, love, and friendship at its imperfect and radiant best.  Edith and Ashley have been best friends for over forty-two years. They've shared the mundane and the momentous together: trick or treating and binge drinking; Gilligan's Island reruns and REM concerts; hickeys and heartbreak; surprise Scottish wakes; marriages, infertility, and children. As Ash says, "Edi's memory is like the back-up hard drive for mine."  But now the unthinkable has happened. Edi is dying of ovarian cancer and spending her last days at a hospice near Ash, who stumbles into heartbreak surrounded by her daughters, ex(ish) husband, dear friends, a poorly chosen lover (or two), and a rotating cast of beautifully, fleetingly human hospice characters.  As The Fiddler on the Roof soundtrack blasts all day long from the room next door, Edi and Ash reminisce, hold on, and try to let go. Meanwhile, Ash struggles with being an imperfect friend, wife, and parent-with life, in other words, distilled to its heartbreaking, joyful, and comedic essence.  For anyone who's ever lost a friend or had one. Get ready to laugh through your tears.]]></description><link>https://aurora.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S85C1070514</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aurora.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S85C1070514</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Newman, Catherine]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://aurora.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1070514085</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780063230910/MC.GIF&amp;client=auropsd&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stitch Camp]]></title><description><![CDATA[In today's thriving maker culture, kids are hungry for hands-on guidance in creating stylish wearables and practical objects, or hacking and customizing existing ones. Authors Nicole Blum and Catherine Newman get them started with complete instructions for mastering six favorite fiber crafts. Step-by-step photos teach kids ages 9?14 the basics of how to sew, knit, crochet, felt, embroider, and weave, plus how to make three projects for each craft. From woven patches and a knitted backpack to embroidered merit badges and a crocheted bracelet, the fresh, kid-approved projects encourage creative variations and build confidence along with valuable life skills..]]></description><link>https://aurora.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S85C665488</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aurora.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S85C665488</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Blum, Nicole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://aurora.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/665488085</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>18 Crafty Projects for Kids &amp; Tweens</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781612127507/MC.GIF&amp;client=auropsd&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item></channel></rss>